Hey there! I'm Cat. I'm really into plants and minimalist design and sustainability and feminism. I'm currently studying to be an industrial designer at OSU. I spent a few years as a sailing instructor at a YMCA camp in Michigan but now I bus tables at a schwanky restaurant.

I love any kind of DIY, especially refinishing furniture. I also listen to loads of music and read whenever I have the time to binge on a whole book in one sitting (which isn't too often, with my class schedule). In my free time I love to read poetry and short stories, craft with my roommates, and take care of my many, many plants.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

I want to have the opportunity to meet new people and open myself up to life experiences that I wouldn't otherwise get to have. I love travel, but I'm not one for the tourist experience. On top of that, I'm absolutely in love with my city, and I'd love to show someone around and share the wonderfulness that is Columbus with any erstwhile visitors.

Centres d'intérêt

Urban exploration, hammocking, crafting and DIY, industrial design, VC design, meeting new people, making fancy drinks, getting lost, indoor gardening, collecting records, poetry, learning to longboard, skiing, inland lake sailing, bicycling, writing, playing videogames, decorating

• cats
• culture
• writing
• books
• poetry
• design
• diy
• womens rights
• dining
• italian food
• instructor
• drinking
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• camping
• sailing
• skiing
• tourism
• urban exploration

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

if we have literally nothing in common that's cool too though!

Books: 1984, the Bell Jar, All Quiet on the Western Front, The House of the Spirits, the Poisonwood Bible, Pillars of the Earth, Pride and Prejudice, the Handmaid's Tale, Atonement, Jane Eyre, Brave New World, Wuthering Heights, Up a Road Slowly, the Great Gatsby, The Name of the Wind, The Long Walk, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, the Perks of Being a Wallflower, Lolita, The Lovely Bones, Wintergirls, Slaughterhouse V, Anna Karenina

Music: The National, Childish Gambino, the XX, Explosions in the Sky, Alt-j, Ani Difranco, Now Now, James Vincent McMorrow, Chris Zabriskie, Lana del Rey, Joe Hisaishi, the Neighborhood, Joanna Newsom, Brooke Waggoner, Fink, Iron & Wine, Death Cab for Cutie, Ludovico Einaudi, XXYYXX, M83, Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Jose Gonzalez, Peter & Kerry, Delicate Steve, Keaton Henson, Isbells, Daughters, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Silver mt. Zion, Triple Burner, Oneohtrix Point Never

Post-rock, ambient, indie stuff

Art/Design: Marina Abramovic, Mucha, Marcel Breuer, Lois van der Baarle, Noelle Stevenson, Turner, Randall Munroe, Klimt, Schiele, Kahlo, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matt Mullican, Dieter Rams, Laura Makabresku, Ignacio Torres, Alexander McQueen, Ana Mendieta

TV: Avatar the Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, House of Cards (!!!), Criminal Minds, Shingeki no Kyojin, Fullmetal Alchemist, Kurenai no Kanata, Neon Genesis Evangelion (i don't really watch tv sorry)

Movies: Mysterious Skin, Electrick Children, The Breakfast Club, Girl Interrupted, The Virgin Suicides, Like Crazy, Une Aventure, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Pacific Rim, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Her, Pleasantville, Cloud Atlas

Video Games: OFF, Zelda anything, Pokemon, Animal Crossing New Leaf

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

When I was in 6th grade, my family dropped everything and moved to Italy for a year. I'm a 1.5 gen immigrant, so though I'm an Italian citizen I'm pretty much a naturalized American. When we moved, I barely spoke any Italian, and I was a really shy and awkward middle-schooler, trying to reconcile my Italian heritage with having lived in America my whole life. Living there for a year at such a young age helped me to broaden my horizons, get in touch with my culture and heritage, and give me a whole new worldview that has stuck with me to this day.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I always love to explore, in the city or in nature
I love to talk about books and music
Cultural exchange! let's learn about each other
Biking around the city - columbus has a great bikeshare program and it's a super way to get around
I know a lot of cool little shops in the area that are always fun to visit

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

A welcoming and warm home, an exuberant tour guide, wonderful homecooked Italian food, an excess of twinkle lights, a peek into para-osu culture, a biking companion, someone to get lost with, and hopefully, a friend

Pays que j'ai visités

Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Italy, Switzerland, United States